Cyrilla parvifolia

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Cyrilla parvifolia
File:Cyrilla parvifolia AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Cyrillaceae
Genus: Cyrilla
Species: C. parvifolia
Binomial name
Cyrilla parvifolia
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CYRI PARV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Cyrilla parvifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: C.racemiflora, C. arida (Small)

Variety: none

Description

C. parviflora is a perennial shrub/tree of the Cyrillaceae family native to FLorida and Georgia.[1]

Distribution

This shrub is particular to Florida and Georgia as its native distribution. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

COmmon habitats for the C. parvifolia include flatwood pond margins and neighboring drains thorughout the savannas in the Florida , Georgia region. [2]

Phenology

C. racemiflora flowering season is from April to November with the most buds occuring during May and June. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora